1 killed, 1 injured in Arkansas shooting

HOUSTON, July 15 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and another injured in a late-night shooting in the U.S. state of Arkansas Tuesday, local media reported.

The shooting occurred late Tuesday night at a residential address in North Little Rock in central Arkansas, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

Police found two men had been shot at the scene. Both were sent to an area hospital where one of them was pronounced dead. The other's condition is not immediately known.

Scant information has been released by authorities. It's not clear if any arrest was made in regard to the shooting.

A day earlier, another late-night shooting in Pine Bluff, a city 70 km southeast of Little Rock, the state capital city, claimed a life and injured another. A gunman opened fire when robbing the victims. The suspect was later caught and arrested.